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Recent Obituaries in Omro, WI
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Omro, WI area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Jack Curran
Sep 14, 2010
Jack A. Curran, age 66, of Omro, died unexpectedly September 14, 2010. He was born on August 24, 1944, in Michigan, the son of Timothy and Marcella (Sipple) Curran. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Jack is best remembered for his story telling, his love of friends, fishing and tying flies. Jack is loved and will be missed by his...
Edward Watson
Sep 13, 2010
Edward Watson, Jr., age 81, died Monday, September 13, 2010, at Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca. Born March 14, 1929, the son of Edward and Johanna (Klumpstra) Watson Sr., Ed was a graduate of Oshkosh High School. He was employed by Rockwell and E.D. Chase Roofing for a number of years. In his free time he loved hunting, fishing, and...
Wayne Bero
Sep 9, 2010
Wayne J Bero Sr., 82, Sobieski, Wis., died at home Friday evening, Sept. 3, 2010. He was born Nov. 28, 1927, in Green Bay, Wis., to Charles H. Bero and Florence Martell. He married Jackie Vaillant on June 24, 1950, in Green Bay, Wis. Also, he served in the Navy for three years on the U.S.S. Wyandot where he traveled...
Robert Barkelar
Sep 5, 2010
Robert James Barkelar, Sr., age 81 of Oshkosh, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Arborview Manor. Born the son of Irvin and Rose (Mertes) Barkelar in Green Bay on December 4, 1928, he moved to Chicago in 1939. Educated at St. Patrick's in Green Bay, Mundelein Catholic High School and Northwestern University in Chicago, Bob was also a United...
Harriet Miller
Sep 4, 2010
Harriet E. Miller, age 75 of Oshkosh died Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Aurora Medical Center. Born November 1, 1934 in Ripon, she later married Kenneth Miller on December 28, 1963 in Waukau and he preceded her in death on June 21, 2002. Harriet was employed at SNC manufacturing for many years. Crocheting and plastic canvas were two of her...
Judith Luft
Sep 3, 2010
Judith M. Luft, age 66, of Omro, was called to be with the Lord, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday morning, August 31, 2010, at Bethel Home in Oshkosh, following a year long battle with brain cancer. Judi was born March 30, 1944 in Oshkosh, the daughter of George and Shirley (Ott) Stahl. She grew up in the Omro...
Duane Johnson
Aug 30, 2010
Duane A. Johnson, age 74 of Omro, passed away Monday, August 30, 2010, at Aurora Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1935, in White Lake, Wisconsin to Arden and Dorothy (Erdman) Johnson. He married Marilyn Noggle on November 30, 1957, in Milwaukee. Duane retired after 43 years from Metal Forms Corp. in Milwaukee. He was a gifted musician and...
Margaret Schmelter
Aug 24, 2010
Margaret W. "Peggy" Schmelter, age 84, of Oshkosh, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center. Peggy was born on December 11, 1925, the daughter of William and Henrietta (Meiselwitz) Curry in Random Lake, Wisconsin. During her early school years, Peggy attended classes in Kiel, and later upper elementary grades in Whitewater, where her father was a pharmacist...
Carole Tompkins
Aug 22, 2010
Carole Jean Nelson Phillips Tompkins, age 73, died at Omro Care Center on Sunday, August 22, 2010; having been treated for lupus, pulmonary artery disease, and myelopathy for many years. She was born October 22, 1936 to Earl and Ethel (Smithback) Nelson. Carole was a a creative, caring, loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed watching Packer games, knitting, playing the...
Norma Deboer
Aug 22, 2010
"Her ways are ways of Pleasantness and all her paths are peace" Proverbs 3:17 Norma M. (nee Prell) DeBoer joined her beloved husband, Stanley; daughter, Christine; and their Lord when she passed from this life on Sunday, August 22, 2010. Born in Oakdale, Wisconsin to George and Mae (Brookman) Prell, she was a graduate of Tomah High School. While employed...
Sharon Jowett
Aug 20, 2010
Sharon (nee Wollangk) Jowett Sharon Jowett passed away on Friday, August 20, 2010, at Evergreen Retirement Community after a lengthy illness. She was born in Oshkosh to Gilbert and Helen (Greenman) Wollangk on January 7, 1944. Sharon worked for the telephone company, then Oshkosh B'Gosh for 29 years and finally the EAA before retiring. She has been a long time...
Thomas Barth
Aug 18, 2010
Thomas H. Barth, age 50, of Omro, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2010. He was born in Omro on October 30, 1959, the son of Lawrence M. and Patricia (Bierman) Barth. He was educated in the Omro School System and later married Nanci Jungwirth on May 22, 1982. Tom enjoyed going to car shows and will be remembered for his...
Traci Gardner
Aug 17, 2010
Traci L. Gardner, age 39, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday afternoon, August 17, 2010 at her home. She was born on February 5, 1971 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the daughter of Peter H. and Luise B. (Sethmacher) Gardner. Survivors include her son, Erich; parents, Pete and Luise Gardner; two brothers, Bob (Beth) Gardner and Rick (Jill) Gardner; a niece, Jennifer; and two...
Ellen Ornum
Aug 16, 2010
Ellen Van Ornum, age 89, died early Monday morning, August 16, 2010, at the American House in Berlin. Ellen was born May 31, 1921 in Laona, WI, the daughter of Maurice and Francesca Hanson. She grew up in the Laona area and later married Morgan Van Ornum on April 13, 1942 in Merrill, WI. In 1946, they moved to Berlin,...
Leon Hanneman
Aug 14, 2010
Leon Hanneman, age 92, of Oshkosh, died Saturday morning, August 14, 2010 at Bethel Home. Born on May 28, 1918, in Oshkosh to Conrad and Anna (Weise) Hanneman, Leon was the youngest of nine children. During WWII, Leon proudly served his country as a medic with the U.S. Army. At the end of the war he supervised German POW's while...
Daniel Nigl
Aug 7, 2010
Daniel Richard Nigl, age 60 died Saturday, August 7, 2010 at his home. He was born March 8, 1950, the son of Harold and Ethel (Eiler) Nigl. Daniel was born and raised in Oshkosh and graduated from Lourdes High School in 1968. He was employed by Triangle Manufacturing for over 30 years. In his free time, he enjoyed jogging and...
Hilda Troudt
Aug 5, 2010
Hilda Marie Troudt, age 90 of Oshkosh, died at Northpoint Medical and Rehabilitation on Thursday, August 5, 2010. She was born in Oshkosh to Herman and Marie (Schumacher) Ristow on September 3, 1919. On February 2, 1938 she married Harry Troudt. They enjoyed 54 years together until his death on July 4, 1992. Hilda enjoyed spending time with her great-grandchildren....
Myrtle Jawort
Aug 4, 2010
Myrtle L. Jawort, age 99, of Oshkosh, died Wednesday morning August 4, 2010, at Bethel Home. Born on June 11, 1911 in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, to Harold and Laura (Handrich) Frazier, Myrtle married Walter H. Jawort on September 4, 1937 at St. Mark's Church in Symco, Wisconsin. A long time member of Grace Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, Myrtle was active...
Walter Kimball
Aug 3, 2010
Walter N. Kimball, age 78, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday morning, August 3, 2010 at Evergreen Retirement Community. Born on February 8, 1932 in Laona, Wisconsin, to George and Violetta (Lemke) Kimball, Walter married Marlene Moore on December 26, 1954 and later married Elenora Beahm on December 9, 1978 and she preceded him in death on May 23, 2003. A graduate...
Joan Lenz
Aug 3, 2010
Joan Davis Lenz, age 56, of Omro, died peacefully Saturday evening, July 31, 2010, at the Omro Care Center. She was born October 11, 1953, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Dale and Phyllis (Monahan) Davis. Joan had attended school in Omro and was a graduate of Omro High School. She married Jim Lenz and together this union was blessed with...
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